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871.
by tempsy 6y ago
no - because Switzerland's population is 70% Swiss, with the remaining mostly from nearby countries that have similar values and complexions. Just because you grow up learning various languages does not mean your society is heterogeneo
872.
by tempsy 6y ago
uh yeah you're going to have a hard time convincing anyone that a country that is majority white isn't homogeneous because multiple languages are spoken when I speak of homogeneity I'm talking about race, immigration, etc.
873.
by tempsy 6y ago
What does this have to do with Zuck? My issue with this story (if it's indeed true) is that the motive for"stoking fears" was entirely self serving and has nothing to do with selflessly advising the government on some blind s
874.
by tempsy 6y ago
homogenous societies are inherently more efficient? the reality is the beauty of America is that we are a heterogeneous one, but there are of course some downsides to that.
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma(fda.gov)
46 points by tempsy 6y ago|50 comments
876.
by tempsy 6y ago
this year is like a sad joke. if covid didn’t kill San Francisco these fires will be the breaking point. it has become that for me.
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The Median S&P Stock Has Never Been More Expensive(wsj.com)
2 points by tempsy 6y ago|0 comments
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Almost everything you need to know about SPACs(techcrunch.com)
2 points by tempsy 6y ago|0 comments
879.
by tempsy 6y ago
Square Capital is paused. From their 10-Q: "Square Capital, which has historically been a significant component of the subscriptions and services revenue, suspended facilitating loans to sellers in the second quarter of 2020, other tha
880.
by tempsy 6y ago
This is pretty old news by now...
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Netflix, Accused of Sexualizing Girls, Pulls Artwork for ‘Cuties’(nytimes.com)
20 points by tempsy 6y ago|7 comments
882.
by tempsy 6y ago
yeah I’m not suggesting that SPACs are appropriate for pre-product startups. I see them replacing VCs in what would otherwise be a growth stage round eg post Series A/B. So we will still have angel and seed/early stage investors,
883.
by tempsy 6y ago
This case just annoys me - this is hardly justice - she will probably be released due good behavior or covid in 2 weeks. The amount of tax payer money that went into investigating and prosecuting the case far outweigh the reward here.
884.
by tempsy 6y ago
I’m aware that it’s not new but Virgin Galactic’s SPAC ushered in a new era of blank check companies being spun up, which is why I’m bringing it up. Look at the recent S-1 filings...there are already 64 “acquisiton” firms that have filed in
885.
by tempsy 6y ago
I guess but I’m not really familiar with that specific situation.
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Ask HN: Will SPACs Replace VCs?
7 points by tempsy 6y ago|6 comments
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by tempsy 6y ago
Palantir slow walked their IPO because it is, by nature, a very secretive business that sells to law enforcement, military, banks, etc., and the transition to opening up its books and talking about their customers is inherently difficult. T
888.
by tempsy 6y ago
GAAP or non-GAAP? If it's GAAP then losses can largely stem from stock awards paid to employees...
889.
by tempsy 6y ago
employees probably got nothing from the actual sale given they had raised $800M before the acquisition assuming standard liquidation preference terms, so can’t really blame them
890.
Former Zoox employees sue, alleging rival offer was better than Amazon's(reuters.com)
145 points by tempsy 6y ago|170 comments
891.
by tempsy 6y ago
ok i don’t need to explain to anyone how the Fed flooding $3-4T into the economy went mostly to propping up asset prices.
892.
by tempsy 6y ago
this reminds me that Joe has ties to Tesla’s security team (ex Uber) which is embroiled in a whistleblower lawsuit that allege they spied and hacked employee devices and the insane eBay security team lawsuit in which the security team all
893.
by tempsy 6y ago
its a relative measure - meaning it’s never been higher than it is now specifically it’s the ratio of the wilshire 5000 over GDP
894.
by tempsy 6y ago
there’s no point in trying to act rationally when the market is in extreme moral hazard mode.
895.
by tempsy 6y ago
yes so have a lot of tech stocks - i’m obviously talking about a normal year - not one where the Fed prints $3T in a few months and creates the first stock bubble to happen in a recession lol
896.
by tempsy 6y ago
yeah it feels like a few product level changes could easily swing the argument back in their favor - but I guess the risk has always been the impact to the efficiency of the marketplace and overall customer experience.
897.
by tempsy 6y ago
the a16z cult is strong or you’re all just afraid your boss is reading
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by tempsy 6y ago
given that the average tenure for a rank and file at a tech co is like 3 years, no i don’t think a significant number of them really think they want to see a tiny number of big tech cos maintain their monopoly so their RSUs go up 15% a year
899.
by tempsy 6y ago
imo biggest problem with the independent argument is Uber and Lyft actively penalizes you as a driver if you decline unprofitable trips. Also I believe Lyft (unsure about Uber) even stopped showing you how much you make per trip and instead
900.
by tempsy 6y ago
that has nothing to do with forward expectations, which is my point.

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